availablepublic13362http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/videos/waste-of-equipment-and-supplies/2365756633cove13362Trapped: Unnecessary EquipmentTrapped premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, June 20, 2016. In this excerpt from the Independent Lens film Trapped, Marva, director of clinical services at Whole Woman’s Health, gives a tour of the unnecessary major surgery equipment her facility is required to maintain, including a seldom used pharmacy and an operating room outfitted with the same equipment required for open heart surgery.2016-06-19 21:00publishdisabledhidefalse18544Harvest SeasonHarvest Season premieres on Independent Lens on Monday, May 13, 2019.http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/videos/harvest-season/2019-05-13 21:00http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/wp/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/HARVESTSEASON_ILyoutube_Thumbnail-480x270.png3024028659cove18472Harvest Season - My Grapes Are Ready to Harvest - ClipHarvest Season airs on Independent Lens on PBS Monday May 13, 2019.http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/videos/harvest-season-my-grapes-are-ready-to-harvest-clip/2019-05-13 21:00http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/wp/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/HARVESTSEAS_WEBCLIP_COVE_Thumb-480x270.jpg3028432363cove

A Waste of Equipment & Supplies

In this excerpt from TRAPPED, Marva Sadler, Director of Clinical Services at Whole Woman’s Health, a group of reproductive health clinics that operates eight locations in five states, explains the upgrades she’s made to her facility to meet state regulations. The upgrades include wall-mounted oxygen machines instead of free-standing units, which are seldom if ever used; a pharmacy stocked with drugs patients don’t need that end up in the trash, costing the facility around $13,000 a year; hospital linens instead of more common disposables — patients are required to fully undress unlike in other states where they only undress from the waist down; and an operating room outfitted with the same equipment necessary to conduct open heart surgery.